 Hurricane Mona, Chu Chu at Eastside Culture Crawl, and Yuan CoffeeNXNW Nov. 18-19, 2023 | | | Good evening! There's an excellent show ready to go for you this weekend. We're previewing the Eastside Culture Crawl, grabbing a sneak peek of Hurricane Mona opening at The Cultch, and stopping by Yuan Coffee in another edition of our November Hot Drinks series.
Looking for something from a previous show? Be sure to check out our archive, or stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | Coming up on the show this weekend: |  | Multi-disciplinary artist and teacher Serena Chu is one of hundreds of artists making a splash at the Eastside Culture Crawl, running Nov. 16-19. | | | | | Pippa Mackie talks about writing the new climate change comedy, Hurricane Mona, which makes its world premiere at The Cultch and runs Nov. 18-Dec. 3. | | | | | Arts presenter Nina Buddhdev gives us a sneak peek of Sahabhava: A Community Showcase of Indian Classical Music and Dance opening Nov. 25. | | | | | Award-winning Mayne Island author Grant Buday takes us to Victorian-era Victoria in his new novel, In the Belly of the Sphinx. | | | | | Hot Drinks: Yuan Coffee owner Tim Tsai talks about his first six weeks of business, his passion for coffee, and the art of keeping it quality. | | | | | | In Translation columnist Anna Ling Kaye returns with two graphic novels to recommend. | | | | | | NXNW Word Guy Jonathan Berkowitz doubles down with a lesson in double letters. | | | | | | | | | Eastside Culture Crawl Artist Spotlight: Serena Chu | | | Serena Chu is a multi-disciplinary artist, teacher, as well as the owner of Chu Chu Ceramics and Chu Chu Colouring. As part of the Eastside Culture Crawl running this weekend, Serena is welcoming visitors to her Pandora Street studio — a tour of which she gave Margaret. | | |  | Serena Chu is pictured in her Pandora Street studio. | | | | | | | Hurricane Mona premieres at The Cultch | | | Touchstone Theatre's Hurricane Mona is a climate change comedy that follows an upper-middle class family in the centre of a climate emergency. Playwright Pippa Mackie drew partly on her own experiences as young climate change activist to write the absurdist cautionary tale, which features a talking frog as one of the characters. Margaret met up with Pippa at The Cultch for a preview of the play, which runs from Nov. 18 - Dec. 3. | | |  | Playwright Pippa Mackie's play was partly inspired by her own experiences. | | | | | | | Sahabhava: A Community Showcase of Indian Classical Music and Dance | | | | Sahabhava is a Sanskrit word for community and co-existence. The show opens Nov. 25 at The Sanctuary of Vancouver Unitarians, and is presented by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver. Nina Buddhdev works with the society, and is a longtime arts presenter, consultant and mentor through her organization, The Bandish Network. Nina joined us in studio earlier this week to talk about the festival's importance, her arts journey and that of her son, Hriday Buddhdev — one of the performers taking stage at Sahabhava. | | |  | | Nina Buddhdev in the NXNW studio. | | | | | | | Hot Drinks - Yuan Coffee | | | | NXNW story producer Jeremy Ratt continues our November Hot Drinks series with a visit to Yuan Coffee in East Vancouver. Coffee lover Tim Tsai opened the shop six weeks ago, which showcases coffee from East Asia. We'll hear about Tim's story, the art of making coffee, and his love for caramel macchiatos with the extra drizzle on top. | | |  | Tim Tsai makes an americano at Yuan Coffee in East Vancouver. | | | | | | | In Translation columnist Anna Ling Kaye | | | In Translation columnist Anna Ling Kaye returns to NXNW, bringing us the latest literature originally written in languages other than English. This week, she brought two books that were not only translated from other languages, but also into graphic novel form!
Anna's picks are... - 40 Men and 12 Rifles by Marcelino Truong (translated from French by David Homel, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2023)
- The Naked Tree by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (translated from Korean by Janet Hong, Drawn & Quarterly, 2023)
| | |  | In Translation columnist Anna Ling Kaye with this week's books. | | | | | | | In case you missed it...an opera double | | | Celebrated mezzo-soprano and Saturday Afternoon at the Opera host Marion Newman joined us in studio last week. She appears in the Vancouver Opera production of Sanctuary & Storm, running Nov. 17-19.
Listen to our interview with Marion via CBC Listen.
Vancouver composer Rita Ueda joined us in the NXNW studio to talk about the world premiere of I Have My Mother's Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir Across Generations. The chamber opera is inspired by the story of two families bonded by Second World War events. It's at the Chutzpah Festival running Nov. 18-19.
Read more about it here. | | | | | Thanks for listening! | Have any comments or suggestions you'd like to share? Email us!
Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
